Monaco Grand Prix
Sainz penalty, Monaco GP 2022€25,000 fine for impeding
OutcomeReprimand for the driver. This is the driver’s 3rd Reprimand of the Season (2nd Driving). A fine of €25,000 is imposed on the Competitor - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Unnecessary impeding of Stroll by Sainz at turn 19.
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 19 rulings in 2022: Reprimand ×8 · No action ×7 · Fine ×3
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sainz (Carlos Sainz), the driver of Stroll (Lance Stroll) and team representatives and examined video and radio evidence. Approaching Turns 17 and 18 the driver of Sainz was given a series of grossly incorrect messages, by radio, about the gaps to the cars behind. It is unclear to the Stewards why such misleading information was given to the driver, who was… full reasoning ↗
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